Alcoy announces 25,000 euros in grants for NGODs for international cooperation

The Alcoy City Council has approved the guidelines for the 2026 call for grants, under a competitive bidding process, intended for non-governmental development organizations (NGOs) that execute international cooperation projects. The decision was adopted through Mayoral Resolution no. 5024/2026, dated November 6, 2026, and its summary is published in the Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante (BOP) no. 215, dated November 11, 2026, within section III, Local Administration (reference 8703/2026). Interested entities have five business days from the date of publication to submit their application.

The summary is disseminated under articles 17.3.b and 20.8.a of Law 38/2003, of November 17, General Law on Subsidies, and is assigned the code BDNS (Identif.): 940668, with the full text available in the National Database of Subsidies. The framework for this line is Law 1/2023, of February 20, on Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Global Solidarity, which inspires municipal collaboration with NGOs to promote global solidarity, active cooperation with developing countries, and awareness and education for development.

The applicable regulatory guidelines are the council’s General Ordinance Regulating the Granting of Subsidies, the last modification of which was approved in a plenary session on November 24, 2014, and published in full in BOP no. 20, of January 30, 2016, as required by article 17.2 of the General Law on Subsidies.

25,000 euros and distribution by score

The allocation for the call amounts to 25,000.00 euros, charged to budget item 13351 23262 48100, with credit retention number RC 920260009927 for the 2026 fiscal year. The award will be resolved by comparing the submitted projects and ranking them according to the evaluation criteria set out in the guidelines themselves.

The planned distribution is as follows:

• The project with the highest score will receive a maximum of 16,000 euros.
• The second highest-rated project will receive a maximum of 9,000 euros.
• If the first is subsidized below 16,000 euros or the second below 9,000, the surplus may be assigned to the next highest-scoring project, not exceeding 8,000 euros, and so on.
• In no case may the granted aid exceed 80% of the total cost of the project.

Entity requirements and application deadline

Beneficiaries may be NGOs registered in the Registry of Associations of the Alcoy City Council that carry out international cooperation projects throughout the year 2026. The guidelines also include other non-profit entities that fit the purpose of the call.

Applications shall be addressed to the Mayor-President and submitted electronically via the Electronic Office of the Alcoy City Council, in accordance with Article 14.2 of Law 39/2015, of October 1, on the Common Administrative Procedure of Public Administrations. The deadline is five business days following the publication of the call in the BOP; therefore, the calendar closes, excluding holidays, on November 18, 2026.

Closing

The call maintains the municipal commitment to development cooperation within a context of limited resources: 25,000 euros concentrated in two projects, with a maximum of 80% of the cost, which requires entities to co-finance the remainder. For NGODs registered in the municipal registry, the window for action is narrow in terms of time—five business days from publication—therefore, the electronic submission must be prepared in advance.

Source: Official Gazette of the Province of Alicante, no. 215 of November 11, 2026, III. Local Administration, pages 1-3 (official reference: 8703/2026).